Monday, September 14
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Do not grieve for me too much. I am a spirit confident of my rights. Death is only an incident & not the most important which happens to us in this state of being. On the whole, especially since I met you my darling I have been happy, & you have taught me how noble a woman’s heart can be. If there is anywhere else I shall be on the look out for you. Meanwhile look forward, feel free, rejoice in life, cherish the children, guard my memory. God bless you.

Good bye.

W.

• Winston Churchill in a letter to his wife Clementine, July 17, 1915. Before rejoining the army, he sealed the letter in an envelopeĀ bearing the instruction, “To be sent to Mrs Churchill in the event of my death.”